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Romania Makes More Use of EU Funding
Romania is now using about half of the money it is entitled to access from Brussels - well up on previous years, but still behind other Eastern European states.
INTERVIEW Hunor Kelemen: The President should be an architect, not a neurotic superintendent
Presidential candidate Hunor Kelemen of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) reasoned in an interview to AGERPRES that the President has to be a respected architect with a comprehensive view, not 'a neurotic work site superintendent.' He also argued that the presidential duties should be restricted 'in a less presidential, more parliamentary Romania,' with the presiden
Gold, bronze for Serbian paraglider pilots
BELGRADE - Serbian contestants won gold in the men's and bronze in the women's category in the final round of the 2014 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup in Serdivan, Turkey.
In the competition held on October 17-19, Dragan Popov from Vrsac shared the first place with George Cotet of Romania, the Aeronautical Union of Serbia (VSS) released on its website on Wednesday.
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Zgonea: Victor Ponta is currently the main dialogue partner in Romania - US relationship
Chamber of Deputies' Speaker Valeriu Zgonea said on Wednesday that the phone talk United States Vice President Joe Biden had on Tuesday with Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on regional and security issues proves that the Romanian PM is already perceived by Romania's allies as the main partner of dialogue on the hot issues that top the agenda of this part of Europe.
PM Ponta: Financial markets trust Romania more than we do
Private financial markets trust Romania more than we do, Prime Minister Victor Ponta declared on Wednesday at the government offices of Victoria Palace; he was referring to the country's bonds issue at an interest rate below 3 percent, the press office of the Executive informed in a release to AGERPRES.
Bulgaria to Host International Astronomy Olympiad in 2015
All members of the Bulgarian team won medals at the XIX International Astronomy Olympiad in Bishkek.
The event took place on October 13-21, 2014 and brought together schoolchildren from over 20 countries.
The Bulgarian team returned home late on Tuesday, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
Ibrahima Keita (Guinea): Romania was my destiny
It was my destiny to come to Romania - says Ibrahima Keita, born in Guinea, who came to our country on a scholarship and remained here, fascinated with the beauty of the places. For 30 years, he worked as museographer at the Art Museum of Tulcea Municipality, having devoted most of his life to culture.